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“The documentary film Birth Story is in the Schlesinger Library’s collection because it not only captures an important historical moment in the women’s health movement, but is also a document of the discourse around childbirth continuing today. The film, rich with archival footage of natural childbirth, points students and faculty toward an understanding of birth as a natural physiological process. Ina May Gaskin continues to be a pioneer and activist for women’s health.”

—Jennifer Gotwals, Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University

Award-winning documentary BIRTH STORY: INA MAY GASKIN & THE FARM MIDWIVES is available for use by educators, libraries, training and birth education programs.

The Birth Story educational license includes unlimited rights to use the film in a classroom or library setting and exclusive discussion materials. 

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“Birth Story presents many historical lessons for students of birth and women’s health that are as relevant today as they were decades ago.”

—Cecilia M. Jevitt, CNM, PhD, FACNM – Yale University School of Nursing